cabochon
pronunciation
How to pronounce cabochon in British English:
UK ['kæbəʃɑ:n]
How to pronounce cabochon in American English:
US ['kæbəʃɑn]
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- Noun:
- a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem
Word Origin
- cabochon (n.)
- 1570s, from French cabochon (14c.), augmentative of caboche (12c.), augmentative or pejorative formation, ultimately from Latin caput "head" (see capitulum). Essentially the same word as cabbage.
Example
- 1. On the same register , a table-cut or cabochon stone changes the play of light on the gems , as well as literally offering different facets .